Compound filter



w. s. vANcE coMPoUND lFILTER Sept. 26,y 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Oct. 6, 1943 INVENTOR. Maffe fjafzce W. S. VANCE COMPOUND FILTER Sept. 26, 1950 Filed Oct. 6, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. @wmf /zce A ,BY E) Patented Sept. 26, 1950 l Y Y' 2,523,793

ooMroUND FILTER Walter S. Vance, Detroit, Mich., assignor, byl mesne assignments, to Bendix Aviation Corporation (Delaware), tion of Delaware Detroit, Mich., a corpora- Application 'October 6, 1943, Serial No. 505,094

(ci. 21o-184)V 7 Claims.

The condensate or water resulting from the condensed discharged steam from steam-engines or steam-turbines of sea-going and possibly other vessels, or from other sources, is ordinarily sufficiently contaminated with the lubricant used in the power-appliances employing the steam under pressure to require its elimination before the water can be properly converted in to steam for reuse, since the polluting lubricant would detrimentally coat the tubes of the Vboiler|resulting in inefficient operation of the boiler or destruction of the tubes and would create an uneven or non-uniform development ofsteam with consequent objectionable vibration, bumping, foaming or splashing.

The main object of this invention is, therefore, to provide an effective procedure for eliminating the oil or lubricantA from the water and at relatively small cost with employment of means requiring a minimum of attention to continue vin efficient operation.

Such liquid of steam-condensation is in ther form of an emulsion and, in order to separate the contained constituents therefrom, it is'neces'- sary to first destroy or break up such emulsion condition, that is to say, to de-emulsify the liquid, and this is accomplished by causing the minute oil-globules, which are too small to rise and separate out of the emulsion by themselvesto coalesce or unite in sufficiently large globules capable of ascending and rising. to the top of the liquid from which they can be removed.

Whether this change is accomplished mechanically or electrically may be an open question,

but I have discovered that it can best be accomplished by one or more edge-filtration filters covered with an appropriate precoat or filter-aid.

This result is obtained in the firstr of a plurality of lters connected together in series relation and consequently operative consecutively.

Such primary edge-filtration filter desirably1 consists of a plurality of hollow, cylindrical filterelements arranged in parallel operative relation so that they are all working practically equally at the same time, each such filter-element consisting of a stack or pack of crepe-paper layers in face-to-face contact with one another and in register with one another, providing a central aperture through the group or series, one end only of such passage being closed.

In the present preferred form of the invention,

such paper is charged or .impregnated with av stable against detrimental effect thereon by the water. or bythe-oil. These impregnated layers are held pressed together either by a spring, or its equivalent, or by adhering the layers together by the resin itself. v Thus the spaces between the. layers through which `the filtrate must pass, not through the layers themselves, are extremely thin or shallow resulting in a ne degree ofA filtration and a strong and sturdy filter-element itself.

The outer surfaces of such filter-elements are coated with a relatively-thin layer, in some cases inch thick, of a preco-at or filter-aid, of fullersearth, diatomaceous-earth, clay, magnesium-silicate, sand or comparable granular material.

When such agent is employed as a precoat, it is mixed with a relatively-small amount of clean liquid and then the latter is pumped through the filter-elements from the outside inwardly into their passages and from the latter, and, in so doing, the precoat material is deposited on all of the outer surfaces of the filter-elementsbeing unable to pass through the shallow spaces of vthe latter, the thickness of which gaps is determined `by the degree of roughness of the crepethe reaction for a certain period is similar to that,

of any other filter in that the coating absorbs the major portion of the oil in the condensate, but ordinarily within an hour to about an hour and one-half of operation, depending upon the amount of oil in the condensate, the coating will have vabsorbed all of the oil it is capable of absorbing and thereafter the` coated.l filter-elements function to de-emulsify the impure emulsifled liquid, throwing its oil globules into larger globules of oil Which rise leaving the water more or less clear and free from emulsion condition. Y

The period of time which the filter will successfully perform in this manner depends uponthe allowable pressure-drop in a given installation. In a certain sense this first filter is not really a filter in that itv does not separate out, eradicate or `remove the contaminating oil, since both the oil and the Water pass through the precoat and the filter proper, although it is desirable to allow any of the oil which may rise' to the top of the elements proper are so tenuous and slender and Y of appropriate length that the extremely-fine oilparticles are mechanically pressed together or` consolidated or coalesced intoY relatively Alarge droplets in size suihcient to rise toV the surface of y the liquid if permitted to do so orto be absorbed in a different type of filter.

On the other hand, there is a possibility that in passing through these minute openings of the precoat and lter, the physical dimension kof the oil-droplet is approached-by the sizes of the passages, and the paths that the particles of oil may pass through in the lter is very greatin comparison with their own size, whereby the droplets ofV oil are forced together so that their repelling electrical charges. are overcome and the droplets coagulate and in sordoing the excess charges are taken up in the solution. Y

FromV this so-called filter, the Vde-emulsied liquid is fed to a second lter of similar precoated edge-ltration lter-packs and the oil is in such condition that very little of it passes through the lter almost all of it rising to the upper portion ofthe housing of such lter where provisionr is made to drain it 01T in its original form as a lubricant for use in an engine or turbine.

This secondary filter need not necessarily be precoated although it is preferable ordinarily' to doso.

The filtrate water passing on fromrthis second filter is relatively clean. except for a possible slightY Y If the second lter were not precoated, the freeY oilat. least in somedegree. would pass on toi kthis third filter in considerably greater quantities which would reduce the usual life. of the third lter'without replacement of its lter-members.

This discoloration, ifv present, is oil which went through the second ltenbut it is reduced to the extent that it is rarely in globular form, but instead is just a slight discoloration or a scum, visible on top of the water when a sample is taken, for example.

the filter-bed in the bed-type of lter is devoid of such essential properties in that it is made up of graded gravels or sand, the result being that the novel style of filter incorporating the present invention permits the use of a much thinner layer of precoat, say one-fourth or one-fifth, of that heretofore necessary, allowing the liquid to be forced through such thinner coating and filter at a much faster ow rate without causing disruption of the filter-bed.

This is another way of stating that the new precoated edge-filtration filter gives a substantially greater flow-'rate than heretofore resulting in a more efficientaction for the amount of precoatused, .theproportion of surface area to the volume of the lter being enormously greater than in thebed-type of filter.

In the vscreen or cloth style of lter, the .precoat is applied to the filter media by circulation of the precoat which eventually forms a coating or deposit thereon, but some of the precoat will go through the filter-media during such action by reason of the size of the holes in the media.

It is distinctly objectionable to employ this type of filter due to the-'fact that-on ships where shccks may occur, channeling of the precoat, aswell as of the lter, may occur, resulting in the precoat passing through the filter into the Yboiler causing disastrous results, that isL to saythe condensate goes on without being purified.

Inthe new s-tyle of filter, that is the precoatedA edge-filtration form, regardless of the shock, no change is made in the size-'of the precoat particles the edge-filtration over the other types of filters and also due to the ratio ofthe particles size of the precoat to the openings beingv less in the new ,type of filtery andE also, of course, by the morel 40" rigid construction over' competitive filters.

In some cases it is advantageous to errinl-eyI -aso-called tightening agent with the precoat, such an agent or agents depositing a gelatinousfilm mixed with the precoat on the surface of f the underlying precoatrhavirig the effect of filling up some of the rinterstices yand providing' a` n'er filter.

Because of the gelatinous nature of the material employed, if for` any reason the pressureon the lter-packs should drop off, it would cause the precoat to remain adequately' adhered to the pack rather than falling off and such tighteningvagents have a third effect in that they render the precoat more readily removable by back blowing a when required.

Precoating of the second filter while not absolutely essential has distinct advantages in that thecycle of operation may be continued from two to, three times the normal cycle. ofv operation for two reasons; First, the maximum allowable pressure-drop which is established by bothlters andV second, the life of the third terry-cloth filter which represents the final stage of the particular type of filter installation. Y

It has'beendiscovered that the use of. a suitable precoat ofthe type referred to on anedge-filtration filter of the character specified, such as one impregnated with a water-insoluble phenolic.- resinL in ythe carrying out ofthe process or procedure referred to, that is the separation of oil from condensed steannhas outstanding advantages over anythingrheretofore attempted.

In the rst place, in. the edge-filtration type of ltermentione'd, the structure affords a rm and rigid 'foundation or` base for the precoat, whereasV In employing such a tightening-agent, layer of untreated precoat is first deposited on the pack', a mixturey in the equivalent of 0.0% of a pound of ferrous-hydroxide or aluminum-hy i droxide per pound of precoat used is and of precoat is needed which would be required forv other equipment; moreover, during the period of' operation the new construction requires nov mechanical equipment' which must continually add precoat, and also, by-virtueof the pack construction, prevention of the passage of any of the precoat-material to the boilers is reliably established.

Furthermore; the likelihood of" cracking, which 5. would allow channeling of thefcondensate is reduced to a minimum and should this occur the filter-pack continues to iilter the condensate reducing it normally to a small percentage of the parts per million yin the oily condensate, whereas a fracture in the bed of a filter having precoat only would normally allow the condensate in its original form to pass to the boilers.

To apply anew precoat to this type of edgelter, the operation of the iilter is discontinued, first allowing the water in the filter container to remain, and then applying 'dry steam at approximately 150 pounds pressure until the majority of the water in the container has been forced out of the top, and then the top outlet is closed and the bottom valveopened which pushes or discharges the precoat, the new precoat being applied thereafter.

Cleaning the novel filter-packs is not only a simple matter, but considerable objectionable features which are distasteful to operating personnel are eliminated; for example, by applying steam in reverse flow, the precoat material and other inipurities are discharged without handling manually by workmen. n

The employment of the current invention may be had by incorporating it in any one of a num# ber of styles or forms of filters, but an appropriate type of multiple-lter in which it has been used with marked success will now be described,

it being borne in mind that the details of such construction are the invention of another' person.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a longitudinal, vertical, central section through the compound-filter;

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the filter;

Figure 3 is an elevation of the filter and asso ciated parte` on a smaller scale;

Figure 4 is a section on line 4 4 of Figure 1 on an enlarged scale illustrating the manner of anchoring or stabilizing the lter-elements; and

Figure 5 is a longitudinal section on a larger scale of one of the edge-filtration filter-media.

A cylindrical metal-shell or casing 2| provides a filter-chamber 29 housing the initial or primary filter, characterized as a whole 22, and comprising a relatively-large number, in the present instance about 150, of round, elongated, hollow, edge-filtration lter-elements 23, 23, each composed of a series of registered layers of paper 24 in face-to-face contact with one another and held pressed together by an internal-spring 25 joined at its lower end to a metal or other terminal element 26 tted with a long lengthwisem grooved rod, 2'! within the spring.

The topmost layer of paper cr equivalent material is held pressed against the bottom face of a short metal-tube 28 occupying a corresponding size hole through a downwardly-dished supporting-plate 29 to which the upper end of the tube is welded, a short rod 39 passing `through the top, terminal eye of the spring, bearingA on the upper end of the tube and holding the spring under .suitable tension to apply the required upward compression of the main-body of the f11terelement.

Plate 2S is dished or concaved downwardly as shown to provide or compensate for the rocking or pitching of the boat in which the compound-y fllter is mounted. n

The paper of the filter is impregnated with a water-soluble phenolic-resin which by heat-polymerization has been rendered non-water-soluble, so that the thus-treated paper is stable and not detrimentally affected by anyof the uids, or

their contaminants, with tact, especially the water and thevoilfit being understood, of course, that the filtered liquid passes inwardly through the shallow spaces between the paper-layers and then upwardly through the central passage occupied by the spring, `being delivered through' the metal-"tube int@ the space 49 aboveplate 29.

The lower end of casing 2|, by means of appropriate anges, intervening gasket and bolts I9, is connected in liquid `and pressure tight manner to the top open end of an inverted-conical.

metal-shell 3| having at its upper portion a lateral inlet-conduit 32 tted with a downwardlydirected discharge-end 33 in register vwith the underlying apex of the cone 3|, the latter at its lower part'having a sidewise-directed drain 34.

Directly above casing 2| is a double-wall shell 4| enclosing chamber 40, such wall being composed of van outer-wall 42 and a smaller-diameter inner-wall 43 spaced inwardly away from such outer-wall, thereby providing between them an annular chamber or receptacle 44, flange-s, gasket and bolts at I8 uniting together casing 2|, plate or wall 29 and the double-shell 4| with annularlyspaced ports 45, 45 connecting the circular upper part of the filter-chamber 26 with the lower portion of the annular contaminant chamber 44'.

Compartment 40 has a lateral admission-conduit 39, for a purpose hereinafter indicated, joined at the center of the chamber to an intermediate partof an upright conduit or pipe 46 the open top end of which is covered-or hooded by a suitable downward deflector 48, the lower end of pipe 46 having' a slide-valve 41 adapted to open and closeconnection of the lower part oi chamber 49 with Vthe interior of the pipe.

In shell or `casing 4| is an inverted, sheetmetal cone 5|, substantially like that characs terized 3| previously referred to, the lower part ofthe interior of the cone 5| having a lateral, drain-pipe connection 52.

Above the inverted-cone shell 5| is a cylindrical, metal casing or shell 6|, the lower end of which, and the top ends of shells 5| and 4| are fastened together in pressure and lliquid tight manner by appropriate flanges, gaskets and bolts as shown at 6U. Y l

- The top multi-apertured wall 92 of shell' 6I is upwardly archedor dished, being substantially the opposite of that of plate 29, and it carries a large number, in the present case about 150, of

depending, edge-filtration filter-packs 63 practically like those designated 23, except inV some instances for one possible feature not yet referred toI but which will be explained later.

The three walls 62, 6| and 5| define a second filter-chamber denoted as 64.

. Spaced outwardly from wall 6| and concentric therewith is another round metal-wall 1I whose lower end has an annular horizontal plate12 with an upstanding marginal ange 13, the former being welded at its inner edge to the plate 6| and the latter` being welded to the outer surface of the f lower portion of plate 1|, another annular plate which it comes inV conregistered openings in plates 62 andV 8| and: welded to 'both' plates connects' the upper por-- tionV of filter-chamber. 6.4 with the oil-chamber 94`between the members 8| and'Sl In the annular compartment |90 between the concentric wallsf6| and 'H are located a plurality of terry-cloth or comparable ilters each characterized as a whole and composed of a central, apertured metal-tube |02 closed at its top and surrounded by a number of layers of terrycloth |03 through'whichV the ltering action takes place.

The lower end of each such filter has a metal, centrally-apertured discr |04, the hole through which ts over an upstandingv pipe |05l in communication with chamber 75, equipped with a delivery-conduit .H31

Above and'in register with each oval-shaped terry-cloth filter |183; plate &| has a correspondingly-shaped'aperture or hand-hole 83 closed below by a cover-plate S4A hinged at 85.' for horizontal swinging opening and closingv movement, such closure normally being held securely closed by a yoke 86' and a cooperating bolt '81, by means of which structure any lter |03 can be readily lifted out and replaced by a washed one or a new one when required.

As illustrated in Figure 3', inlet-pipe'32` is connected through hand-'operated valves I 26' and H4 to a discharge-conduit ||5 of a power-operatedpump I3' having an admission-con'duit through which itV receives the contaminated water, the pump feedingsu'ch water to' be ltered under suitable pressure into chamber of 'the Drain 34 is connected to a discharge-pipe |26 through a normally-closed hand-operated' valve |2T and in similarV manner the drain 5270i the second chamber is-joined'to the same dischargepipe |2T by a pipe |`2'8` supplied witha conventional valve |29ordi'naril'y closed.

The upper portion of chamber 4U has one or more oil-delivery pipes connected through a pressure-regulator Il3| with a main oil-discharge pipe |3'2, one such pipe being shown in Figure 1 and another `presented in' Figure 3; the upper part of the annular oiIi-chamber 4'4`by means of one or more pipes HU being' joined through a pressure-regulator' |33 to the salme-pipe |32; the top part of chamber l'fbein'g similarly connected'v to the same m'ain-discharge-pipe by one. or more pressure-regulator equippedqpipes |34; the top oil-dome or' chamber @itV in comparable manner being connected by pipe?Y |35 tof the Y sameV pipe 32 through a pressure-regulator;

To stabilize the numerous filter-elements ofthe primary and secondary ill-ters, theV depending cylindrical lugf` |35v ofl each end-closure -memybf-friis supplied with two non-intersecting apersponding wires |39..may befused. for onesetpi.A

holes and circular Wires IM. for the other. apertures, but any appropriate arrangement .may be.- employed to accomplish the desired purposes;

Assuming that the surface of each of the lter-packs 23 of the primary-lter and.- 63 of the secondary-filter has-been coated with a suit able tightened precoat or filter-aid as hereinbe fore referred to, and that the drains 34 and 52 are closed by their valves |21 and |29, the Water' containing the contaminating oil in emulsified. form is pumped under pressure into the coneY 3| and filter-chamber 20 (with valves H43r and |125 open and valves |2|, |23l and |25 closed), in-

wardly through the large number of filter-media 273, 23, and upwardly into chamber 40, such liquid, originally inthe form of an emulsion, in passing through the precoats and lters hav-ing. its oil-globules enlarged. sufficiently to de-emul- Sif-y the liquid wholly or in substantial measure: y

The oil, if any, which rises tothe top of the.

liquid in the filter-chamber 2|) outside of the filter-packs flows upwardly through the apertures or ports Q5, 45 into the circula-r chamber M leaving the upper part oi the latter throughv the one or more discharge-pipes it into the deliverypipe |32, the proper pressure being maintained inA the system by the pressure-regulatorV In' this relation, plate 29I is d-ishedf, as show-n, so that, regardless of any tipping or. inclination. of theY boat in any direction7 the oilnds easy flow to the then highest point. o-fthe -chamber at which some of the--ports- 45' are indirect y communication for ready upward flow of the oil'.

The de-emulsied, separated. oilv in the water in chamber naturally risesto the topA of the liquid in such compartment and ity is autoematically Vdelivered from the= filter through-the one or more discharge-pipesv Iv communicatingwi-th the top portion of such chamber.

Both passages 39 rand 52 being closed, the liquid` in thel lower portion ot chamber 4D' is forced up-conduit 5^ bythe pump, -maintainin valve M oper-r, into chamber 64x Any remaining oilY in the water inzlterchamber 34 automatically risestol-the topv thereof and; flows through the central connectiony 82: into. compartment 94 from' whichit is= delivered through the vent 93 and. the discharge-pipe |35., the plate 62 being domed upwardly to facilitate` the iiowl ofY oil to such central pointregardless' of any tilt oi" the vessel.

The water passes through the edge-iil-tratlon-v lter-packs 53 in such spacel fl and throughthe apertures of plate Ei!!l into' theV annular compartment |06, through the cloth-filters |93 which absorb the remaining oil, if any isv present, and` the purified water is discharged through the. outletconnection I3.

Any oil. present on the surface of the liquid in chamber is. discharged through the conf,- nection |34, all as wi-ll be readily understood.

Thus, there-are several points of oil exits fromthe'iilter into a discharge-pipe common to all. of them, and this function is performedI with maintenance of proper pressure in the --.lter by reason of they automatic action of the several. pressure-regulators,4 although', in some cases, a single such regulator might be feasible..

The. sleeves or tubes 28 forming the top. portions of the. numerous filter-elements of bothY the. primary and secondary lters perform the double function of eiiiciently and effectively supporting the lter-packs and of. positioning the. filter;

the polluting agent which is removed from the filtrate. A y

Those acquainted with this art will readily understand that this invention is not necessarily limited and restricted to the precise details illustrated and described and that various modifications may be resorted to Without departure from the heart and essence of the invention and without the loss or sacrifice of any of its material benefits and advantages, for example, one of the edge-filtration filters may be omitted, this, of course, putting a greater portion of the Work on the terry-cloth filters.

I claim:

1. In a multiple-filter having a plurality of filters connected together in series operative relation, means to admit into the first lter of the series an emulsied liquid incorporating a liquid of lesser specic-gravity than the remainder of the liquid, and means to discharge the filtrate from the final filter of the series, the novel combination of improvements being (a) that each of the rst and second filters of the series has a plurality of rigid edge-filtration filter-elements in parallel operative relation and each constituting the support for, and having its surface coated with, a granular-agent the particles of which are of a size to preclude their passage through the shallow filtering spaces of the filterelement, (b) that the interstices of said coated filter-elements of the first filter through which the einulsied liquidflows are of such size as to,

deemulsify such liquid in major degree by enlargement of the globules of the lesser specificgravity liquid thereof thereby permitting such lesser specific-gravity liquid to rise to the top of the liquid in advance of the lter-elements of the second lter, (c) that the passages through the coated filter-elements of the second filter are of such size as to preclude such larger globules from passing therethrough, (d) means to remove from the multiple-filter such floating liquid excluded by said second-filter filter-elements, and (e) that the third filter of the series comprises a plurality of absorption-filters m parallel operative relation which absorb any remnant of the lighter specific-gravity liquid which may reach them while permitting the liquid of greater specific gravity to flow therethrough.

2. The novel combination of improvementsY in a multiple-filter asset forth in claim 1, in which each absorption-filter of said third filter comprises a plurality of layers of terry-cloth in multiple thickness relation.

3. The novel combination of improvements in a multiple-filter as set forth in claim 1, including in such combinationthe additional improvement that the outer portions only of the thickness of the coatings of the rst-filter lter-elements incorporate a tightening-agent.

4. The novel combination of improvements in a multiple-filter as set forth in claim 1, in `which each edge-filtration filter-element of the first and second filters is composed of a hollow body of registered'l'ayers `of uneven-surface paper impregnated with a water-insoluble polymerized water-soluble resin.

5. In a duplex-filter having a pair of filters connected together in series operative relation, means to admit into the first filter ofthe series an kemulsiiied liquid incorporating a liquid of lesser specific-gravity than that of the remainder of the liquid, and means to discharge the filtrate from thesecond lter, the novel combination of improvements being (a) that said first filter comprises a plurality vof rigid edge-filtration filter-elements in parallel operative relation and each constituting the support for, andhaving its surface coated with, a granular-agent the shallow filtering-spaces of the filter-elements being of such size as to preclude the passage of particles of the granular-agent therethrough, the nterstices of said coated filter-elements through which the emulsied liquid flows deemulsifying such liquid in major degree by enlargement of the globules of the liquid of lesser specific-gravity thereof and permitting such modified lighter liquid to rise to the top of the liquid in advance of said second-filter filter-elements, (b) means to remove such floating liquid from the duplex-lter in advance of the second filter, and (c) that the second filter of the series comprises a pluralityv of absorption-filters in parallel operative relation absorbing such of said lighterl specic-gravity liquid that comes into contact with them while the liquid of greater specic gravity passes through them.

6. The novel combination of improvements in a lter as set forth in claim 5, in 'which each of the absorption-filters of said second filter comprises a plurality of layers of terry-cloth in multiple thickness relation.

7. The novel combination of improvements yin a filter as set forth in claim 5, in which each edge-filtration filter-element of the first filter is composed of a hollow body of registered layers of uneven-surface paper impregnated with a water-insoluble polymerized Water-soluble resin.

WALTER s. VANCE.

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